Wick for oil stoves



May 15, 1923. 1,455,212

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UNITED STATES CHARLES KING, OF CHAFFEE, MISSOURI.

WIGK non OIL s'rovns.

Application filed J'u1y 21, 1921.

the county of Scott and State of Missouri,

has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wicks for Oil Stoves, of which the following is a specification,

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in wicks for oil stoves, and the primary object of the invention is to provide an improved device of this character which may be used for an indefinite period.

Usually wicks used in connection with oil stoves and the like are constantly burning out so that new wicks are necessary, and the primary object of the invention, as stated above, is to provide a wick which will last for an indefinite period or for the life of the stove in which it is installed.

A further object of the invention resides in providing a wick formed of layers of fabric asbestos coated with putty or the llke and having a layer of cotton interposed therebetween.

Still another object of the invention resides in providing a device which is simple and durable in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and one which will be very efficient in use.

VJith these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed outin the specification and claims.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a device constructed in accordance with my invention, with parts broken away, and

Figure 2 is a detail vertical section therethrough.

In describing the invention I shall refer to the drawing in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which 1 designates a support of the usual or any preferred type'for wicks of circular type used in oil stoves, said support carrying a wick 2 which will be described in detail herebelow.

My improved wick consists 3 and 4 of fabric asbestos, the inner opposed faces of which are coated with putty or the like, which in the drawing I have designated as 5. Interposed between the puttied faces of two layers Serial No. 486,437.

of the layers of asbestos is a layer of cotton 6, which constitutes the burning section of the wick. The provision of the layer of cotton between the layers of asbestos affords substantiall an air space for burnin gas and when the wick is soaked in the oi this cotton layer will burn substantially as a gas and the putty on the inner faces of the layers of asbestos will harden under the heat and glaze the asbestos.

In the process of manufacture of this improved wick, I prefer to take two layers of asbestos of substantially equal size and coat one face of each with putty or similar material. The coated faces of the asbestos layers are brought together and a layer of cotton of the same size as the layers of asbestos is interposed therebe'tween. The complete wick is then placed through a roller to make the elements adhere closely to one another and the device will be rolled in the formation desired. The air space will be provided between the layers of asbestos as described and the cotton is adapted to burn when the complete wick is dipped in oil, the puttied faces of the asbestos hardening, as above described.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have provided a simple, inexpensive and efficient means for carrying out the objects of the invention, and while I have particularly described the elements best adapted to perform the functions set forth, it is obvious that various changes in form, proportion, and in the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the principles of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

l. A wick of the class described comprising two layers of asbestos having their inner opposed faces coated with putty and a layer of cotton interposed therebetween.

2. As an article of manufacture, a wick comprising two layers of asbestos, each having one face thereof coated with putty, the puttied faces of said layers being brought together, a layer of cotton interposed between the coated faces of said layers to provide substantially an air space therebetween, and the layers of asbestos and cotton being rolled tightly together.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CHARLES KING. 

